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Rick Stafford, center, applauds Wednesday at a Mark Dayton-for-governor rally in the Capitol. Stafford said Tuesday's Massachusetts election results mean candidates like Dayton, who are not in power, have a better chance this year.

Massachusetts vote recalls 1994

news ST. PAUL -- Rick Stafford remembers 1994, when Republicans kicked Democrats out of congressional control, and with Tuesday's Massachusetts GOP upset he sees some similarities this year.
Bill Clinton was the new, and popular, president and Democrats thought they were flying high in 1994. Newt Gingrich...
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2013-07-11 16:15:14

ST. PAUL -- Rick Stafford remembers 1994, when Republicans kicked Democrats out of congressional control, and with Tuesday's Massachusetts GOP upset he sees some similarities this year.

Don Davis has been the Forum Communications Minnesota Capitol Bureau chief since 2001, covering state government and politics for two dozen newspapers in the state. Don also blogs at Capital Chatter on Areavoices.